Kings Park Psychiatric Center: A Documentation
- Through articles, photographs, and video, this site documents the now-defunct Kings Park Psychiatric Center on Long Island, New York.
- http://s.albalux.com/webpage/index.html

Pilgrim State Hospital
- Photographs of the abandoned buildings at Pilgrim State Psychiatric Center in Brentwood, New York.
- http://b.f11.org/photo/Pilgrim/

Bartonville State Hospital
- Page at Historic Peoria concerning this disused Central Illinois mental hospital's history and ghosts.
- http://www.historicpeoria.com/entry.php?eid=116

Clifton Springs Hospital History
- Tells the story of the spa founded by Dr. Henry Foster in 1850 at sulphur springs in New York State, which became the Clifton Springs Sanitarium. The present hospital buildings date from the 1970s, while the 1896 building has been converted into apartmen
- http://www.cshosp.com/history.php

The Changing Face of Borgess
- Early history including architectural information of Borgess Hospital, founded in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1889.
- http://www.borgess.com/?pId=229

The Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital Shrine
- A "cyberspace shrine" for the abandoned Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital, Maidenhead, England.
- http://www.crcmh.com

Illinois State Institutions in the Early Days
- Overview of historic Illinois state institutions for the mentally ill, developmentally disabled, and other populations.
- http://genealogytrails.com/ill/institution.htm

Rossbret Asylums Website
- Extensive index of asylums in the United Kingdom.
- http://www.institutions.org.uk/asylums/index.htm

Saint John Lunatic Asylum
- New Brunswick Community College describes the history and architecture of this 19th-century Italianate insane asylum in Nova Scotia, Canada, designed by Matthew Stead. Illustrations include a floor plan.
- http://www.saintjohn.nbcc.nb.ca/~Heritage/LunaticAsylum/

Historic Asylums of America
- An attempt to catalog and present America's historic state hospitals (insane asylums) founded in the latter half of the 19th century.
- http://www.rootsweb.com/~asylums/

Caring for the Mentally Ill
- Long Island, New York history page concerning Kings Park and other mental hospitals.
- http://www.newsday.com/community/guide/lihistory/ny-history-hs620a,0,6567870.story

History of Arizona State Hospital
- Arizona state government page with history overview and sketch of this Kirkbride-like facility.
- http://www.azdhs.gov/azsh/history.htm

Former Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Project
- Web site dedicated to the history of the former Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital in Toronto, Ontario. Contains patient files, extensive photo galleries, and more.
- http://lsph.atspace.com/

Northville Tunnels
- History of Northville mental hospital complex in Michigan, with many recent photos.
- http://www.northville-tunnels.com

Mass Asylums
- Site that features photos and history from state hospitals, state schools, and sanatoriums from Massachusetts and beyond.
- http://www.massasylums.com

Western State Hospital History
- History page at Western State Hospital (Virginia) site, with many historic images.
- http://www.wsh.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov/history.htm

Fairfield State Hospital
- Online history of Fairfield State Hospital in CT with photos.
- http://www.fairfieldstatehospital.com/

Normansfield Hospital (UK)
- Photo gallery of Normansfield Hospital, founded by John Langdon Down in 1868 for people with learning disabilities.
- http://www.miriam-may.com/

International Network for the History of Hospitals
- Promotes studies related to the historical evolution of hospitals from their beginnings to the present day. Conferences, advisory board, newsletters, membership form.
- http://www.cf.ac.uk/hisar/people/kw/inhh2.html

New York State Inebriate Asylum
- Founded 1858 and designed by architect Isaac Perry. Now known as Binghamton State Hospital. Contains recent and vintage photos, historical info, rare documents, links, and forum.
- http://nysasylum.com

The History of Oak Grove Hospital
- Vintage account at a genealogy site of the early history of the Oak Grove mental hospital in Flint, Michigan.
- http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mi/county/lapeer/gen/ch29/oakgrovehosp.html

Odd Notes on Asylum Architecture
- Scholarly article from 1841 on the construction and management of hospitals for the insane.
- http://www.mdx.ac.uk/www/study/asyarc.htm

Owosso Sanitarium
- Illustrated article about sanitarium at Gute Hill in Owosso, Michigan
- http://www.shiawasseehistory.com/gute.html

Long Island Insane Asylums
- Images of four mental hospital complexes in Long Island, New York.
- http://lioddities.com/Asylums/

Abandoned Memories
- Photos of abandoned children's asylum buildings in Northville, Michigan called Wayne County Child Development Center. Now totally demolished. Also added is Clinton Valley Center from Pontiac, MI and Northern Michigan Asylum in Traverse City.
- http://abandonedmemories.com/

The Run from Farm to Farm
- History of Western Washington State Hospital (Fort Steilacoom)
- http://www.washingtonhistory.org/wshs/columbia/articles/0301-a2.htm

Hospital Architecture In Montreal
- Mcgill University provides a searchable database of images, a case study of the Royal Victoria Hospital, and a bibliography.
- http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/hospitals/

IJsselland Hospital photography
- Photographs of people working in The IJsselland Ziekenhuis in Capelle a/d IJssel (Netherlands) by Janssen & De Kievith Fotografie
- http://www.jkfoto.nl/ijsselland/ijsselland.html

The Manteno Project
- The Manteno Project, information and photographs about the history of the Manteno State Hospital (aka the Manteno Mental Health Center), in Manteno, Illinois.
- http://www.mantenostatehospital.com

Bedlam: Custody Care and Cure 1247-1997
- An old Museum of London exhibition telling the fascinating 750-year-old story of Bethlem Royal Hospital, popularly known as 'Bedlam', the world's oldest institution caring for people with mental disorders.
- http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/MOLsite/exhibits/bedlam/f_bed.htm

The Lost Asylum - Fairfield Hills State Hospital
- Documentary of Fairfield Hills, Located in Newtown, CT., with images, interviews, history , message boards and
- http://www.fairfieldhills.com

Norwich State Hospital
- Gallery of modern photos.
- http://www.dobi.nu/norwich/

The Old Operating Theatre Museum
- Britain's oldest surviving operating theatre. Provides history of the museum, details of its facilities, a virtual tour and mailing list.
- http://www.thegarret.org.uk/

St. Louis City Hospital
- An online repository of photos, articles, records, and creative texts documenting the evolving life of the former City Hospital buildings in St. Louis.
- http://www.stlouiscityhospital.org

Hospitals of Hamilton, Ontario
- Pre-World War I postcard images of medical hospital, asylum, and sanatorium postcards in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
- http://www.hamiltonpostcards.com/pages/hospitals.html

The Old Administration Building
- Page at Public Health Museum site concerning main building of Tewksbury State Hospital, constructed in 1894 in the Queen Anne style to the design of Boston architect John A. Fox.
- http://www.publichealthmuseum.org/building.html

Public Hospital
- Official page for the museum in the reconstructed Public Hospital at Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia; first opened in 1773.
- http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/almanack/places/hb/hbhos.cfm

Tales of Eloise
- Very extensive site offering a wide variety of information on this mental hospital in Wayne County in Michigan.
- http://www.talesofeloise.com

Medical Heritage of Great Britain
- A gazetteer of historic hospitals, dispensaries, spas and other medical heritage from the Bath and Wessex Medical History Group, arranged by county.
- http://www.medicalheritage.co.uk/

Poorfarms and Asylums
- Index page with web sites pertaining to poorhouses, sanatoria, and asylums
- http://community-2.webtv.net/juneacastorena/POORFARMSANDASYLUMS/

Old Hospitals of Greater Detroit - Index from 1967
- Lengthy list of the names and addresses of hospitals and related facilities extant in the Detroit, Michigan area in 1967
- http://www.rootsweb.com/~miwayne/wayhospitals.htm

North Dakota State Hospital
- History by Janell Cole of this state hospital opened in Jamestown in 1885.
- http://www.in-forum.com/specials/century/jan3/week44.html

History - Newark State Administration Building - Newark NY
- Architectural history of administration building for institution for the developmentally disabled located in Newark, New York from 1873 to 1974.
- http://www.cgazette.com/towns/Newark/history/adminbld.htm

The History of Rotherham's Hospitals
- Illustrated history of four United Kingdom hospitals.
- http://micklebring.com/hospitals.htm

Pennsylvania Hospital: History: Virtual Tour
- Illustrated virtual tour of hospital originally designed by architect Samuel Rhoads.
- http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/paharc/tour/tour2.html

Featured New York Postcards - Health Care
- Images of vintage postcards of several hospitals, sanitaria, sanatoria, and eldercare institutions in the state of New York.
- http://vintageviews.org/vv-ny/_Old_Features/12_01.html

St. Joseph's Sanitarium and Bath House
- Genealogy-related page with image and early history of medical/spa sanitarium in Mt. Clemens near Detroit.
- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~detroitchurches/page64.htm

Flint Timeline Project - St.Joseph Hospital
- History of St Joseph medical hospital in Flint, Michigan; founded in 1920.
- http://www.flint.lib.mi.us/timeline/civics-buildings-01-00/stjoseph.html

Manteno State Hospital
- Paragraph and several recent photos of building exteriors at this abandoned Illinois mental institution.
- http://www.urbanlens.com/files/msh/msh.html

Edgewood State Hospital
- Railroad-oriented page features some building photos of this Long Island, New York mental hospital which has long since been closed.
- http://arrts-arrchives.com/edgwd.html

Early St. Louis Hospitals, Homes, and Asylums
- History of several historic St Louis, Missouri institutions.
- http://genealogyinstlouis.accessgenealogy.com/hospitals.htm

Eastern State Hospital Bat Project
- Donna Hensley designs a bat house for Eastern State Hospital grounds in Medical Lake, Washington. Several photographs.
- http://www.geology.ewu.edu/bats/esh.htm

Glore Psychiatric Museum. Roadside America
- Road report and review of the Glore Psychiatric Museum at the former mental hospital site St. Joseph, Missouri.
- http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/MOSTJglor.html

Hastings Regional Center
- Rootsweb page with history of Hastings Regional Center in Nebraska.
- http://www.rootsweb.com/~neadams/regional.htm

Livonia Struggles to Revive Site of Abandoned Ardmore
- Detroit News article concerning the status of the Ardmore Center mental hospital complex near Detroit, Michigan.
- http://www.detnews.com/2002/wayne/0205/13/c03-487369.htm

Pennsylvania State Hospital for the Criminally Insane
- Brief architectural specification page concerning mental institution in Farview, Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
- http://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/pj_display.cfm?RecordId=CED328A7-48D2-440E-8A2B1A62BA8B184C

DMHDD Milestones in Tennessee
- Timeline containing milestone dates for Tennessee institutions
- http://www.state.tn.us/mental/history/MHDDchronology.html

Public Hospital in Colonial Williamsburg
- Article about this early mental hospital in Virginia
- http://www.history.org/Almanack/places/hb/hbhos.cfm

Binghamton State Hospital
- Donna Thomas reports on the preservation prospects of this former mental hospital building in New York, designed by Isaac Perry.
- http://www.rodserling.com/bshospital.htm

Fairfield Hills State Hospital
- Gallery of photographs of this former Connecticut mental hospital.
- http://www.dobi.nu/fairfield/

Hartwood Hospital
- Illustrated history of Hartwood and other old Scotland mental hospitals.
- http://web.ukonline.co.uk/scotlandgenealogy/hartwood_hospital_was_in_its_hey.htm

Vshadow - Public Institutions
- Illustrated Virginia university page describing the early history of two Virginia custodial institutions.
- http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/outlines/institutions.html

Dorothea Dix Hospital
- Official site of mental hospital in North Carolina. Contains history section and many historic images.
- http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/mhddsas/DIX/index.html

History of South Carolina DMH
- Illustrated history of South Carolina State Hospital and the State Department of Mental Health.
- http://www.state.sc.us/dmh/history.htm

Newark State School
- History of Newark, New York institution for the developmentally disabled, with historic postcard image.
- http://www.cgazette.com/towns/Newark/history/NHIST03.htm

Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center
- History of this central New York State institution for the mentally ill located in Utica.
- http://www.rny.com/town/points/144mohawkvalleypsychiatric.html

Waupaca County, Wisconsin, Asylum
- Page at a genealogy site with information on the founding of this institution.
- http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwaupac/Asylums/waupasylum.htm

Kew Asylum Museum
- The Australian Science Academy Project explains its creation of a museum to document the history of this 19th-century former asylum in Victoria. Includes an illustrated history by Daniel Cass.
- http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/pubs/articles/asa97/KEWA.htm

Eloise: The Poorhouse that Became an Asylum
- Illustrated article by Mary Bailey from Detroit News on the history of the Eloise hospital near Detroit, Michigan.
- http://detnews.com/history/eloise/eloise.htm

Poorhouse Story
- Extensive site concerning the history of poorhouses.
- http://www.poorhousestory.com

LIRR State Hospital Spurs
- Information on Long Island, New York state hospitals and how they were served by the Long Island Railroad.
- http://www.lirrhistory.com/hosp.html